Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 98.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 182 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2023
All-time low
95.4%
in 2020
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 98.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Luxembourg ranks 12th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 95.6% | — |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 98.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 98.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 95.4% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More science & technology data for Luxembourg
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 144.47 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.44 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 960,900 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 373.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 3,714 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 3,714 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Luxembourg was 98.7% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 2020.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).